 Population | |
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| Inhabitants | | Life expectancy |
| 6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.) | | total population: 65.82 years
male: 63.89 years
female: 67.84 years (2007 est.) |
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| Ethnic groups | | Religions |
| | Christians 33.03% (of which Roman Catholics 17.33%, Protestants 5.8%, Orthodox 3.42%, Anglicans 1.23%), Muslims 20.12%, Hindus 13.34%, Buddhists 5.89%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, other religions 12.61%, non-religious 12.03%, atheists 2.36% (2004 est.) |
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| Languages | | Literacy |
Mandarin Chinese 13.69%, Spanish 5.05%, English 4.84%, Hindi 2.82%, Portuguese 2.77%, Bengali 2.68%, Russian 2.27%, Japanese 1.99%, Standard German 1.49%, Wu Chinese 1.21% (2004 est.)
| | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: 77%
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 Economy | |
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| GDP (purchasing power parity) | | Growth rate |
| $46.66 trillion (2006 est.) | | 5.1% (2006 est.) |
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| GDP per inhabitant | | Unemployment rate |
| $10,000 (2006 est.) | | 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2006 est.) |
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| Population below poverty line | | Inflation rate |
| | developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 20% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in one Third World countries (Zimbabwe); inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries (2005 est.) |
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| Exports | | Imports |
| $12.44 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.) | | $12.09 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
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| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | | Currency |
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| Military expenditures | | |
| roughly 2% of gross world product (2005 est.) | | |
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